WO2011012644A1 - Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products - Google Patents
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- WO2011012644A1 WO2011012644A1 PCT/EP2010/060954 EP2010060954W WO2011012644A1 WO 2011012644 A1 WO2011012644 A1 WO 2011012644A1 EP 2010060954 W EP2010060954 W EP 2010060954W WO 2011012644 A1 WO2011012644 A1 WO 2011012644A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
- B65D75/52—Details
- B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
- B65D75/5855—Peelable seals
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- the present invention relates to a packaging for a food product and particularly for performance gel products as well as products enclosed in such a packaging.
- Gel products are considered illustrative representatives of such performance .
- Packages for food products are well known from the prior art and primarily serve the purpose of conserving the freshness and taste of the packed product. Therefore, the packages are often sealed and thus impermeable to moisture and gas.
- Flexible packaging material is used for liquid, gel, paste, puree etc.
- a notch is provided in the package which allows for a tearing of the packaging material to open the package and a dispensing of the product therein.
- the packaging material part which has been torn to create the opening may be removed from the package and disposed off or may remain attached to the package.
- opening of such flexible packages containing liquids or gels require two hands, one holding the package and one tearing the package.
- a scissor may be used for opening the pack.
- liquids or gels e.g. energy gels, amino acid gels etc.
- Performance gels are often consumed during training or competitions.
- the packaging thereof has to be opened with wet or sweaty hands, during running, during cycling etc.
- the packaging sometimes has to be opened with a single hand and/or using the mouth (lips or teeth) . If the athletes have to carry the product it is desirable that it can be easily stored and precisely dosed. Further products high in carbohydrates are when spilled very sticky.
- the opening of the packaging should maintain the packaging as one coherent piece in order to avoid littering of smaller pieces of the packaging material.
- the present invention seeks to address the above-described problems.
- the invention also aims at other objects and particularly the solution of other problems as will appear in the rest of the present description.
- the invention provides a packaging for a food product such as a gel comprising
- first sheet comprising at least one folded portion of sheet material which runs across the first sheet, the sheet material in the folded portion being joined together in a peelable seal
- a second sheet comprising at least one folded portion of sheet material which runs across the second sheet, the sheet material in the folded portion being joined together in a peelable seal
- the first and second sheets are positioned such that two folded portions protrude outwardly and are arranged opposite such that, by pulling in a direction transverse to that of the folded portions, the two peelable seals are peeled apart and an aperture be created in each side of the packaging providing access to the product cavity.
- this flexible package has similar advantages as sports bottles with caps push-pull closure valves. These bottles are opened by pulling up the cap to open the valve . A similar movement can be done by the consumer by holding the flexible package with one hand and pulling with the teeth or lips. Hence, a consumer may easily open the packaging e.g. on a bike or when running.
- the aperture defines a controlled opening via the folds .
- a food product With a sealed package according to the present invention, a food product can be effectively protected against environmental influences such as humidity or gas in order to enable a long stability upon storage of the food product.
- the packaging material is preferably made from plastics, paper or metal foil or compound foils thereof known in the field of packaging of food products.
- the first and second sheets are positioned such that two folded portions protrude outwardly and are arranged opposite. It is preferred that the base of the folded portions are substantially abutting where the folded portions extends from the main sheet plane. This allows for an easy peeling of the seals between within the folded portions of the sheet material.
- the package comprises a top part and a bottom part and the opening of the package can be done by vertically pulling the top part away from the bottom part.
- the top part comprises a neck portion to ease emptying of the product from the packaging.
- the folded portions with the peelable seals are preferable in the neck part to allow opening of the package into two apertures on the side of the neck part.
- the neck part of the packaging is designed to be pulled with teeth or mouth, and the design thereof is adapted to be put into the mouth for emptying. This make it particular convenient for usage with wet or sweaty hands, during running, during cycling etc.
- the width of the neck part is preferably from 10 to 50 mm, preferable from 10 to 30 mm.
- At the bottom part of the package may advantageously be provided with a base formed from the sheet material created by a folding on the sheet material.
- the folded portions In order to get a good emptying of the product from the package, the folded portions have a depth (14) from 5 to 20 mm, preferably 5 to 10 mm, from the respective sheets plane. This give is an appropriate aperture size for emptying of a gel food product having a viscosity range of 0.5-1.5 Pa . s at 25 0 C.
- sealing of the packaging is obtained by a sealing film which is used on its own or added to other layers of packaging material.
- the sealing film is preferably a heat-sealable peelable film comprising thermoplastic material such as polyolefin.
- the heat-sealable film is a co- extruded film.
- the co-extruded film comprises a bulk layer of relatively inexpensive resin material and a thinner peelable sealant layer.
- the bulk layer provides a cushioning effect when sealing and gives the film a body. This has the advantage that the thickness of the peelable film can be adjusted to meet the particular packaging needs.
- the co-extruded film can then be laminated to other layers of the packaging material. Accordingly, the barrier and/or printing properties can be enhanced.
- the co-extruded heat-sealable film may be designed to enable an adhesive or cohesive peel thereof. Thereby, depending on the choice of the used resin materials, durability and barrier properties of the sealing are enhanced.
- a heat-sealable coating or a cold seal adhesive e.g. on acrylic basis may be applied in order to enable effective sealing of the packaging. This is a desirable sealing should highly reliable tightness of the packaging be desired.
- the invention proposes a method as described in the claims.
- packaging and the method for packing according to the present invention are not limited to be applied to gel or liquid products but may useful for other type of products such as paste, granular, powders etc.
- the flexible packaging material may be with or without barrier properties. If barrier properties are needed, a barrier layer could be either an aluminium foil, or a metallised foil, or a specific barrier material such as EVOH or AIuOx (aluminium Oxide) / SiOx (silicium oxide) .
- Fig. 1 shows a drawing of how one intuitively open the packaging of the invention can be opened like a sports bottle.
- Fig. 2 shows a drawing of the opening of the packaging according to the invention.
- Figs. 3 to 6 show drawings of details the packaging.
- Figure 1 it is shown how a consumer intuitively can open the packaging of the invention.
- the movements are the same as used when opening sports bottle with valves in the cap.
- the packaging comprises a top part (11) and a bottom part (12) .
- the consumer utilises one hand and the teeth to pull in a direction transverse to that of the folded portions .
- This moves the top part (11) and a bottom part (12) apart.
- the two peelable seals in the side portions are thus peeled apart and an aperture is created in each side of the packaging providing access to the product cavity.
- the product is then dispensed directly into the mouth by squeezing the packaging, providing a convenient and easy way to consume the product.
- Figure 2 shows opening of the packaging (1) according to the invention with two hands .
- Figure 3 shows detailed view of the packaging.
- a first and second sheets (2,3) which are positioned such that two folded portions (4,5) protrude outwardly and arranged opposite such that.
- two peelable seals (6,7) are peeled apart and an aperture (9,10) is created in each side of the packaging providing access to the product cavity (8) .
- Figure 4 is a schematic drawing illustrating the flow of the product from the product cavity (8) though the two apertures
- the packaging is made as follows:
- a first sheet (2) and a second sheet (3) are provided with one folded portion (4) of sheet material which runs across the first sheet (2), and folded portion (5) of sheet material which runs across the second sheet, see Figure 3. More folded portions may be provided if more than one whole in each side of the packaging is desired.
- the positioning the first and second sheets (2,3) is such that the two folded portions (4,5) protrude outwardly and the folded portions (4,5) arranged opposite. Preferable this is done by means of two pair of sealing tools, which are moved to engage with the sheets (2,3) to create the folded portions
- sealing tools are brought into contact with the sheets (2,3) in order to seal a rim (15) of the package and thereby forming product cavity (8) .
- Product can be filled into the product cavity (8), by means of a dosing device.
- the product cavity (8) is then sealed off.
- the forming of a neck part (13) in the packaging is done with a shaped forming tool.
- the neck part (13) is cut out with a shaped cutting tool.
- Figure 5 shows the sealed rim (15) in the neck part (13), and the outline of the sheet material (16) prior to the cutting out of the neck part (3) .
- a packaging according to the invention is thus provided.
- the first and second sheets are preferably joined by sealing with heat wending or glued.
- the packaging is a Form, Fill and Seal packaging machine.
- a packaging machine is a horizontal HFFS or vertical VFFS Form, Fill and Seal packaging machine .
- Figure 6 is a side view of the folded portions of the sheet
- the folded portions have advantageously a depth (14) from 5 to 20 mm, preferably
- the dimensions of the folded portions may be adapted to the type of product to be dosed.
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Priority Applications (13)
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CA2769499A CA2769499C (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products |
US13/387,460 US8631938B2 (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products |
RU2012107399/12A RU2493078C1 (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy to open package for liquid or gel-like products |
SG2012002135A SG177619A1 (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products |
NZ598169A NZ598169A (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products, with opposing flaps pulled apart to open transverse apertures |
CN2010800335382A CN102470967B (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products |
JP2012522162A JP5432377B2 (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy-open packaging for liquid or gel products |
EP10739345A EP2459463A1 (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products |
AU2010277571A AU2010277571B2 (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products |
MX2012001267A MX2012001267A (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products. |
IN609DEN2012 IN2012DN00609A (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | |
BR112012001908A BR112012001908A2 (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2010-07-28 | packaging for a food product, method for providing packaging for a food product and food product |
ZA2012/01475A ZA201201475B (en) | 2009-07-29 | 2012-02-28 | Easy opening packaging for liquid or gel products |
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EP (2) | EP2279964B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP5432377B2 (en) |
CN (1) | CN102470967B (en) |
AT (1) | ATE523446T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2010277571B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR112012001908A2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2769499C (en) |
DK (1) | DK2279964T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2370582T3 (en) |
IN (1) | IN2012DN00609A (en) |
MX (1) | MX2012001267A (en) |
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PT (1) | PT2279964E (en) |
RU (1) | RU2493078C1 (en) |
SG (1) | SG177619A1 (en) |
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